Irrigator



13, 1943- o. A. PETERS 2,324,234

IRRIGATOR Filed Oct. '7, 1942 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor Patented July 13, 1943 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE IRRIGATOR Application October 7, 1942, Serial No. 461,163

2 Claims.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in Water distributing devices, and more particularly to an irrigator for gardens and the like.

The principal object of the present invention is to provide a garden irrigator which, due to its specific construction, will not Wash away earth when in use.

Another important object of the invention is to provide an irrigator of the character stated which can be readily taken apart whenever desired.

These and other important objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent to the reader of the following description.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 represents a side elevational view.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view.

Figure 3 is a top plan view.

Figure 4 is a section on line 4-4 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a sectional View on line 55 of Figure 2.

Figure 6 is a section on line 66 of Figure 2.

Referring to the drawings wherein like numerals designate like parts, it can be seen that numeral 5 denotes a saucer-shaped plate having an upstanding cylindrical shell 6 at its central portion, preferably welded at its lower end, as at 1, to said saucer-like plate.

An internally threaded socket 8 is also welded, as at 9, to the central portion of the plate 5 and within the confines of the shell 6. It will here be noted that a pin I is provided, and that this pin I0 is pointed at its lower end I l to facilitate insertion in the earth, while its upper end is suitably secured to the center of the plate 5. This pin I0 is used as an anchor for the irrigator.

The irrigator further includes an elongated perforated barrel I2 having end walls at its upper and lower ends to which are attached hollow externally threaded coupling members l3, M, respectively. The lower coupling member 14 is adapted for disposition into the socket memher 8 so as to support the barrel l2 in upright position, as shown in Figure 2.

Numeral I denotes an outer shell substantially larger in diameter than the shell 6, so that when it is properly supported, it will be uniformly spaced from the shell 6 while depending a substantial distance below the upper edge of the shell 6.

The upper end of the shell l5 has a top Wall l6 formed With a central opening into which extends a short tube H. To the inner side of this top wall I6 is secured a socket l8 into which is disposed the externally threaded coupling member l3.

A swivelly connected, internally threaded coupling element i9 is provided on the upper end of the short tube I1.

It can now be seen that a Water supply hose can be connected to the coupling l9 and Water supplied to the irrigator. The Water enters the perforated barrel l2 and sprays out into the shell 6 and against the inside of the shell I6. This action dissipates the normal pressure of the Water to a considerable extent and permits the water to flow out at a retarded rate over the saucer-like plate 5, Without any tendency to wash away adjacent earth.

Obviously, the device can be moved from point to point as conditions demand.

While the foregoing specification sets forth the invention in specific terms, it is to be understood that numerous changes in the shape, size and materials may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed hereinafter.

Having described the invention, What is claimed as new is:

1. An irrigator comprising a base plate. a shell rising from the plate, a perforated barrel rising from the plate Within the confines of the shell, a second shell of larger diameter overlapping the first-mentioned shell and being spaced from the plate, and a water supply line connection at the top of the last-mentioned shell.

2. An irrigator comprising a base plate, a shell rising from the plate, a perforated barrel rising from the plate within the confines of the shell, a second shell of larger diameter overlapping the first-mentioned shell and being spaced from the plate, a water supply line connection at the top of the last-mentioned shell, said perforated barrel having its ends positively secured to the second-mentioned shell and to the base plate.

O'IHO ANDREW PETERS. 

